Cold iron Studio is the studio that Cory Lafever, a former EQ Game developer and original trade skill designer in Pantheon, went to work for Cold Iron Studio after brad died. Brad and Cory in the early days were the ones promoting the game at gaming conferences when Jason was interested in investing in an MMO. Someone broke the story about Jason having connections with a Russian mobster and his company called Columbus Nova. Jason ended up buying Advanced Dungeons and dragons and the lord of the rings online after pantheon backed out. Someone tipped off brad about the story. Smed fail for it. Jason used to work for Columbus Nova as a hedge fund investor. No one seems to remember the FBI investigation concerning Fraud and a class lawsuit that crippled Daybreak layoffs for 4 years until Jason was forced to sell to EG7.